Jenny Ashford is a horror, true crime, and paranormal writer, graphic designer, and podcaster. Her most recent books are a three-volume true crime compilation collectively known as The Faceless Villain: A Collection of the Eeriest Unsolved Murders of the Twentieth Century. Volume One was published in 2017, Volume Two in 2018, and Volume Three in 2019. Her other books include four paranormal nonfiction books: The Unseen Hand: A New Exploration of Poltergeist Phenomena, The Mammoth Mountain Poltergeist (with Tom Ross), House of Fire and Whispers: Investigating the Seattle Demon House, and The Rochdale Poltergeist (both with Steve Mera); as well as three horror novels, Red Menace, Bellwether, and The Five Poisons; two short story collections, Hopeful Monsters and The Associated Villainies; and a graphic novel, The Tenebrist. A second edition of The Associated Villainies was published in 2019, featuring four new stories, an enhanced print layout, and an audio book version. A second edition of The Five Poisons was published in 2020. Her short stories have appeared in several anthologies, including The Nightmare Collective, History Is Dead, 2012AD, ChimeraWorld #3, and ChimeraWorld #4. Her horror blog, Goddess of Hellfire, contains writing news, short stories and articles, and her reviews and opinions on horror films and books. She also co-hosts a podcast with Tom Ross called 13 O'Clock, on which they discuss true crime, unexplained mysteries, paranormal weirdness, horror movies and books, food, and other fun, creepy topics. They recently collaborated on a 13 O'Clock cookbook. Jenny's graphic design work can be seen on everything from books and business cards to posters and packaging. She runs an online store called Gravecake selling products with her designs, and also has a board-and-card game concern called Giallo Games, which produces games based around the beloved Italian horror/crime genre, among many other themes.
Irving Sicherer, better known as Al, was originally from Brooklyn, New York, but moved to Miami Beach, Florida with his wife and adopted son in 1967; the couple had another child three years later. Al was in catering, and worked as a maître d’ at the upscale Tides Hotel for many years. It seems, though, … More Irving “Al” Sicherer
Twenty-one-year-old Suellen Evans was majoring in home economics at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. In 1965, she had just enrolled and signed up for several summer classes, and on the morning of Friday, July 30th, she had two of them: sociology and education. After classes were over for the day, she was … More Suellen Evans
In the summer of 1965, within the seemingly all-American confines of Nashville, Tennessee, a disturbing homicide would occur that would be something of a bellwether of a grisly string of crimes that would plague one area of the city up until late 1969. Though it remains possible that the chilling murders of three local girls, … More The Nashville Murders
In the late summer of 1984, in Australia, there would be a shocking double murder in a Victoria suburb which remains one of the best-known unsolved homicides in the country. Thirty-five-year-old nurse and law student Margaret Tapp was a beautiful and socially popular young woman, and apparently had no qualms about getting attention from married … More Margaret and Seana Tapp
On February 28th in St. Louis, Missouri, two individuals broke into an abandoned Victorian house on Clemens Avenue, ostensibly to look for scrap metal. While they were in the basement of the dwelling, one of them decided to light a cigarette, and the glow from its tip suddenly illuminated a grisly scene. Lying on the … More St. Louis Jane Doe
In the very early spring of 1966, a terrifyingly random murder of a little girl on a New Jersey street in the middle of a sunny afternoon would mark the beginning of a formerly safe town’s tragic downward spiral. It was about four p.m. on March 8th, and seven-year-old Wendy Sue Wolin was standing on … More Wendy Wolin
Louis Allen was a native of Liberty, Mississippi, where he had lived all his life, save for a stint in the Army during World War II. He had worked as a farmhand and a logger, and was eventually able to save enough money to purchase his own land, from which he ran a small logging … More Louis Allen
On the fifth of December 1982, a trucker by the name of Ted Hammond was driving a route that took him through Moss Point, Mississippi when he noticed what appeared to be the body of a young woman floating in the Dog River (now known as the Escatawpa River). He called police, informing them that … More Alisha Heinrich: Delta Dawn
On February 14th, 1982, an officer from the Arizona Department of Public Safety was patrolling an area off westbound Interstate 40 near the town of Williams, when he came upon the body of a young woman lying beneath a cedar tree just twenty feet off the shoulder of the road. Because of the date on … More Carolyn Eaton: Valentine Sally
Mary Margaret Andrews, known as Peggy to her friends and family, was nineteen years old. Originally from a small town in Ohio called Winterville, she had moved to the capital city of Columbus after graduating high school in order to attend Columbus Business University. By the time 1962 rolled around, she had taken a full-time … More Mary Margaret Andrews
Crime Immemorial 